Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia
Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia: Introduction
Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia: A blood disorder present at birth where the membranes of red blood cells are defective which results in them being spherical rather than doughnut-shaped. These abnormally shaped red blood cells are broken down prematurely by the body which results in anemia. The condition may range from mild to severe.
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Symptoms of Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia
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Treatments for Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia
- No treatment if anemia is mild
- Diet rich in folate or folate supplementation to compensate for increased utilisation with high red blood cell turnover
- Blood transfusion for severe anemia
- Splenectomy in patients with severe haemolytic anemia
- Patient education and genetic counselling
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Causes of Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia
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Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder
called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed.
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Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of
medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present
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Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
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Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form
of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer.
Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash
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Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
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Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms
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Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
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